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Congrats!... This is definitely unique, like all of your builds. Also love these deep knobs cavities.

Is there any finish on it? I see it very shiny...

The design looks nice. Any clue on the finish?

I love the jig to make the fret slots.

I'm considering to make a multiscale one, but I was always afraid about the angled pickups... Placing them perpendicular seems to be an alternative, but not sure.

I would paint it in solid black.

As more I see, more I like it... looks very comfortable to play.

I like that pu ssy...

That's satanic as hell...

I like that lumber mess... looks like it was made on purpose.

I think you have wood enough to make a volute...

Ok, I interpreted the silence of the forum as "Of course stupid, you should sculpt the neck before fretting! sheesh..."

It's a good idea to carve the neck before giving radius to the fretboard... when you remove wood from the back of the neck, the remaining wood tends to stabilize according to the new shape, which means that the neck could get bent, including the front side... so you can loose the leveling. I usually wait about two weeks from carving to giving radius.

Sorry if it's too late for reply. ^^

Questions if anyone has the time:

1. What's the science in fitting a nut to a one piece neck? How deep does the slot need to be? Does it need to be recessed on both sides? I kind of mean if it's good enough if it's supported at the bottom and the side next to the fretboard, but the wood on the other side is removed.

There's no science behind that. A LP doesn't have any slot, but you can find it in a telecaster. In your case, I would make a slot, since there's no step between the 'fretboard' and the headstock...

2. I'm scared of removing more wood at the back of the neck/head angle. Ok for a first guitar, or do you recommend I get a smoother join when I'm at it?

I would make it cooler... 20-21 mm is the ideal thickness for a neck IMO (including the fretboard)... I usually give 15 mm to the neck + 5-6 mm to the fretboard. If the scarf joint is well done and the truss rod channel is the usual (about 9mm) should not be a problem. And you will not regret.

I use the foam from the pickups packages... I put two, one above the other. It works like a charm.

Actually, if you can find some wide springs (5/6 mm) you really don't need anything below the pickup.

Any clue about the body carve? That's intriguing as hell...

Agree on that, tops are quite expensive, but I guess there would be more than just aesthetics... maybe some sound variations? And maybe you can not get more profit from your builds because those veneers... I'm pretty sure people would pay +500 for a real top on one of your beasts.

It looks killer! I like that top, you should try with full tops instead of veneers...

Looks very nice... any photo from the back?

I wish my father was luthier... Your daughter got invaluable skills, congratulations to both.

I always wanted to make a short scale guitar, but I was afraid about string tension... which gauge are you using on this?

I'd suggest to make quick drafts at small scale before proceeding to draw the whole thing in detail...

EDIT.- I'm in the same stage now. Design is the harder part for me, mostly because i don't know what I want.

Excellent job, very clean indeed... Congratulations!

To make the compound scarf joint, you can get some hints from here:

http://www.talkbass.com/threads/super-ambitious-first-build-no-woodworking-experience.855144/

Welcome to the forum. I've seen that tele in another forum just a couple of days ago, it simply rocks!...

Can wait to see that body carved...

Time to call ghostsbusters...

Looks great!

Please, stop crying like a girl... try to improve your skills instead.

If you've mastered wood working, start learning finishing. Guitar building is both.

It takes time and patiente, like woodworking, but I'm pretty sure you can do it... are you?

I guess is a pain in the ass, but also guess that is not a real problem due to your constant production... since you manage your workflow in a seasonal way, even you can store some wood... the real question was if you really notice that those weather changes affect to, let's say, the 'quality' of the instrument. I'm more afraid about the setup stage, cause I have not much experience with woods in a long term - I was used to buy the wood and build the guitar, so the storage was in the store.